Garden Lawn Seeded

This weekend we seeded the lawn where it had been impacted. The lawn suffered from the house extension foundation digging and also the need to store many building materials and equipment.

Two eager workmen unload the truck of soil in preparation for seeding.

Now you can see here a ton of top soil with grass seed to bring the garden back to some kind of former glory. September now and we are hoping the seeds have a good chance to get established before  winter.

Patio reshaped and restored and Bi-folding doors fitted

There have been a lot of bits an pieces going inside since the last post. We are hoping it is not long before we can post the finished article and present some detailed pictures.

The bi-folding doors have been installed and working very smoothly indeed.

The latest noteworthy task worth posting about is the completion of the patio. This has been put back together from the natural stone slabs removed prior to digging the foundations. The patio is now reshaped to provide a larger outside seating area.

Kitchen appliances, units and worktops installed

As you can see by this photo, the kitchen is not a million miles away from completion. 

Final pieces like skirting board, sockets/switches and doors are now being fitted before the kitchen dining area can be declared 'open'.

Applying Danish Oil to the Oak Worktops

The flooring has been been fitted and the underfloor heating installed beneath ready for those cold winter months.

I have applied at least three layers of Danish oil to the solid oak Worktops. Each layer giving increased protection from water and moisture to the oak wood .

Lights are also in and functional, making it easier to apply the Danish oil in the increasingly darkening evenings. Is summer over already?

Kitchen fitting continues and work tops moved in

The kitchen fitting progressed some more this weekend and I have started to apply layers of danish oil to the oak work tops. This enriches the appearance of the oak work surface and essentially protects the wood against the moisture in the kitchen.

A busy week! Kitchen taking shape

I will start this week's update by saying a big hello to my third child.

Jacob Patrick Lawrence was born on Wednesday 7th (22:16) weighing 7lbs 3oz - born at home!

Unfortunately we'd had the kitchen work tops delivered on Wednesday morning which, needed to be stored flat and therefore took up 50% of the lounge. 

This left just enough space to deliver Jacob safely to an excited family.

Kitchen plastered and (mostly) painted. The kitchen units are all in the room and on top of the boarded floor.

Planning the electrics and plastering the ceiling

The electrics were carefully planned for the lighting, sockets and kitchen appliances. Below, Anne carefully studies the layout to decide the lighting configuration.

This photo shows a socket and a coaxial cable being fitted into the wall before the plaster boards are fitted. Now is the right time to plan for any sockets, television cabling, lighting to future proof your home.

The photo below shows the position of the oven and the induction hob. The wall has a groove carved for the electric cable and socket to be fitted.

The vaulted ceiling is insulated before being plastered.

The ceiling and the vaulted ceiling around the velux windows is plastered. Indeed it looks like a masterpiece of smooth plaster. Over the weekend, the plaster is left to dry out.